Unisex name · since 1919
Kendell
Kendell has 4,802 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,865 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,802
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Kendell is the #3865 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 4,802 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Kendell recorded 4,802 times among boys since 1919, holding rank #3865 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #1,828 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,865 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,802 born since 1919
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kendell ranks #1,828 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,865 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,802 born since 1919, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,828 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,865 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,802
- born since 1919
- 1990s
- peak decade
Kendell's 4,802 recorded births place it above 95.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
24 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Kendell compares
4,802 Top 13% higher than 87% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kendell's all-time total is 13x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kendell | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,802 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kendell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kendell splits its recorded history at 1976: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 129 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kendell popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Kendell popularity over time - girls
1,957 total births recorded since 1957 (Kendell as girls' name)
Kendell by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,040 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Kendell's strongest decade.
1,040 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Kendell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 28
1920s
28 births
- 1930s 60
1930s
60 births
- 1940s 116
1940s
116 births
- 1950s 182
1950s
182 births
- 1960s 405
1960s
405 births
- 1970s
1970s
523 births
- 1980s
1980s
772 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,040 births
- 2000s
2000s
895 births
- 2010s
2010s
587 births
- 2020s 189
2020s
189 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,040 births (22% of all-time use).
How Kendell compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kendell's total volume
Kendell by state
Where Kendell concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 453 | 9.4% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 426 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Texas | | 190 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 164 | 3.4% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 80 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 73 | 1.5% |
| #7 | California | | 67 | 1.4% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 49 | 1.0% |
453 of 4,802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.
Kendell appears in 24 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kendell's data
- Kendell's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,040 total births); usage has since declined to 189 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Kendells (453 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kendell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~106 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kendell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.